Just as I was about to post a recipe for a warm, comforting Fall soup, summer finally hit Los Angeles. It didn’t just creep up slowly. All of a sudden, the city turned into a sauna. Yesterday was so hot that it broke the all-time record (since 1877) — as well as the weatherman’s thermometer. And overnight, we Angelenos finally stopped complaining about the traffic.
So I’ll save the soup recipe for a cooler spell. Instead, I thought you might appreciate this refreshing punch, a variation on my Pineapple Lime Mint Agua Fresca that I developed for goodbite.com. I was chosen recently as a new contributor and, in a few weeks, you’ll be able to watch me demonstrate how to make it on my website and theirs.
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Try these handy charts we found on the CUESA (Center for Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture) website. Print out copies and keep them taped to the inside of a kitchen cupboard so you can reference them often and enjoy all the fresh produce at your local farmers market!